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A suspension cable passes over two towers 80 m apart and carries a load of 5 kN/m of span. If the top of the left-hand tower is 4 m below the top of the right-hand tower and the maximum sag in the cable is 16 m, calculate the maximum tension in the cable. Also, if the cable passes over saddles on rollers on the tops of the towers with the anchor cable at 45° to the horizontal, calculate the vertical thrust on the right-hand tower. Ans. 358.3 kN, 501.5 kN.

A suspension cable passes over two towers 80 m apart and carries a load of 5 kN/m of span. If the top of the left-hand tower is 4 m below the top of the right-hand tower and the maximum sag in the cable is 16 m, calculate the maximum tension in the cable. Also, if the cable passes over saddles on rollers on the tops of the towers with the anchor cable at 45° to the horizontal, calculate the vertical thrust on the right-hand tower. Ans. 358.3 kN, 501.5 kN.

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A suspension cable passes over two towers 80 m apart and carries a load of 5 kN/m of span. If the top of the left-hand tower is 4 m below the top of the right-hand tower and the maximum sag in the cable is 16 m, calculate the maximum tension in the cable. Also, if the cable passes over saddles on rollers on the tops of the towers with the anchor cable at 45° to the horizontal, calculate the vertical thrust on the right-hand tower. Ans. 358.3 kN, 501.5 kN.
Transcribed Image Text:A suspension cable passes over two towers 80 m apart and carries a load of 5 kN/m of span. If the top of the left-hand tower is 4 m below the top of the right-hand tower and the maximum sag in the cable is 16 m, calculate the maximum tension in the cable. Also, if the cable passes over saddles on rollers on the tops of the towers with the anchor cable at 45° to the horizontal, calculate the vertical thrust on the right-hand tower. Ans. 358.3 kN, 501.5 kN.
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